Imperial, Sweden's Lund University Enter Into Strategic Partnership
Study In UK: The collaboration between Imperial and Sweden will see the institutes forming closer ties in key areas such as materials science, AI, Climate, Medical Technology, public health and medicine.
Imperial College London and Sweden's Lund University have entered into a strategic collaboration to strengthen partnerships in innovation, education, and science. Lund University Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström in Brussels and Imperial’s President Hugh Brady signed the agreement.
The collaboration will also offer a platform for integrating Imperial’s West Tech Corridor and Lund University’s Innovation District. West Tech Corridor is a new competitive ecosystem that is helping the growth of West London.
Imperial, Lund University Partnership Details
Various European policymakers, leaders, and academics gathered during the signing of the agreement for the launch of a new report called Towards an Ambitious FP10. The report was launched by Imperial, the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), and Wellcome. The report offers advice for the EU’s upcoming tenth Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10).
LA Wildfires Likely Due To Climate Change, Says Imperial Study
According to a new study from World Weather Attribution at Imperial College London, the LA wildfires were due to climate change including reduced rainfall, and dried-out vegetation. The fire damaged or destroyed over 16,000 homes and buildings, forced over 200,000 people to evacuate, and killed around 28 people.
Dr Clair Barnes, World Weather Attribution Researcher at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London, said, “Climate change increased the risk of the devastating LA wildfires. Drought conditions are more frequently pushing into winter, increasing the chance a fire will break out during strong Santa Ana winds that can turn small ignitions into deadly infernos. Without a faster transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels, California will continue to get hotter, drier, and more flammable.”
Roop Singh, Head of Urban and Attribution at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and an author of the study, said, “Climate change set the stage, helping turn the hills around LA tinder-dry. However, hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, the rapid spread of fires into urban zones, and a strained water system all made the blazes extremely difficult to contain.”
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